back bend
Spine curving backward
A back bend is a gymnastic or yoga position where the body arches backward, hands and feet on the ground, chest facing upward.
The move requires flexibility in the spine and shoulders.
She held a perfect back bend for ten seconds.
Also spelled as one word: backbend.
- archCurved spanning structure
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- yoga poseNamed exercise position
gymnast · stretch · curve · bridge · contortion · limber · acrobat · circus performer · wheel · pose · supple · floor · mat · chest · hip · lean · body · graceful
spinal direction
back bendforward fold
Standing hip hinge
forward bend · child's pose · fetal position · pike · crunch
back, bend, backs, backed, backing, backer, backside, backward, backwards